Job 40:1

Job 40:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said,
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to Job:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said:
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Lord said to Job,

Context of Job 40:1

And the Lord said to Job: 2"Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it." 3Then Job answered the Lord and said:

Job 40:1 word by word

וַיַּ֖עַן יְהוָ֥ה אֶת־אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Job 40:1

• Job 40:6Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
• Job 38:1Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

Commentaries on Job 40:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Moreover the Lord answered - That is, the Lord continued his discourse with Job. Answered does not refer to any thing said by Job, or any question asked. I think it very likely that this whole piece, from the beginning of this first verse to the end of the fourteenth, was originally the ending of the poem. Mr. Heath has noticed this, and I shall lay his words before the reader: "The former part of this chapter is evidently the conclusion of the poem; the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Moreover, the Lord answered Job - The word “answered” is used here as it is often in the Scriptures, not to denote a reply to what had been immediately said, but to take up or continue an argument. What God said here was designed as a reply to the spirit which Job had so frequently manifested.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Chapter Outline Job humbles himself to God. (1-5) The Lord reasons with Job to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom. (6-14) God's power shown in Behemoth. (15-24) Verses 1-5 Communion with the Lord effectually convinces and humbles a saint, and makes him glad to part with his most beloved sins. There is need to be thoroughly convinced and humbled, to prepare us for remarkable deliverances. After God had shown Job, by his manifest ignorance of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The ancient Greek Old Testament (Septuagint) does not include the end of God's first speech.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-24He had paused for a reply, but Job was silent. 1. the Lord--Hebrew, "Jehovah."Read the comment

Topics related to Job 40:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• God

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Commentaries on Job 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings